- Well I guess I have to start with Rutgers/St. John's... First off, the only reason why this is a national story to this level is because the game was on ESPN... okay then, now that that is out of the way, it was certainly a calamity... a missed over-the-back call, a questionable (but not awful) no-call on a floater in the lane, and then the travesty of the STJ player taking 3 steps out of bounds (with no dribble) before the clock expired... na, we're good... fortunately for everyone involved, the stakes are pretty low here (comparably), but wow...
- Elsewhere in college hoops... UConn beats up on Georgetown behind Kemba Walker's 28... Georgetown isn't quite the enigma that Villanova is seeding-wise, but I'm not sure how to deal with them either... Baylor goes down in a heap... without freshman star Perry Jones (suspended for benefits, etc.), the Bears got blitzed and will likely be out of the tourney... Long Island gets a tourney bid with an OT win over Robert Morris in the Northeast conference.. yeah... Marquette seals their tourney fate (in all likelihood) with a huge win over West Virginia... and congrats to Northern Colorado on their first ever tourney bid as the Big Sky winner...
- NFL Players Union Head DeMaurice Smith will reportedly "not agree to an 18-game schedule"... that's big news simply because if it's a sticking point, it can hinder negotiations even further...
The NBA is on the back-burner for a few weeks because of the NCAA Tournament... it happens every year, and there's no avoiding it... but make no mistake, it's a crucial time for the playoff push... at any rate...
- Carmelo Anthony bangs home a game-winner after NYK blew a 17-point late lead to Memphis... Melo led the way for the Knicks with 31, and Toney Douglas filled in admirably for Billups with 10 dimes...
- Elsewhere in the Assocation... Kevin Durant put up a 34 point, 16 rebound performance in beating Philly on the road in OT... real nice game up there, and Philly has kind of made a leap to relevance... The Clippers beat the Celtics... in Boston!?... and Blake Griffin only had 12 points?... Wow... Mo Williams led the way for LAC with 28 and Deandre Jordan put up a 21/9 for the Clips as well... really nice win for them... New Orleans shocks Dallas without Chris Paul... 93-92 final in NO, and the Hornets scored the last 8 points in the last 1:13 to win it by 1... Marco Belinelli and Jarrett Jack combined for 42 in the win... and San Antonio improves to 30-3 at home with a win over Detroit.. no one played over 34 minutes for SA... it's what they do...
What to watch for on Thursday...
- 51 games... 51 college hoops games on Thursday... good gracious...
- Big East Quarters - #19 UConn vs. #3 Pittsburgh - Noon ESPN - two top-20 teams... top-5 player in the country in Kemba, and a "team" in Pitt... at noon on a Thursday!
- Big East Quarters - #18 St. John's vs. #11 Syraacuse - Awesome scene here... any time Syracuse plays at MSG it's a default home game... unless they're playing St. John's... raucous...
- Big East Quarters - Cincinnati vs. #4 Notre Dame - 7:00 ESPN - Cincy couldn't be any hotter right now... but ND has had it going for weeks, really nice game
- Big East Quarters - Marquette vs. #14 Louisville - 9:00 ESPN - Probably the worst game of the 4... but still an awesome one lol... 2 tourney teams...
- Big 12 Quarters - #2 Kansas vs. Oklahoma State - 12:30 ESPN2 - Kansas is the class of that league... worth watching, especially midday...
- Big 12 Quarters - Missouri vs. #23 Texas A&M - 9:30 ESPN2 - Pretty decent matchup
- Pac 10 Quarters - Oregon vs. UCLA - 9:00 FSN - UCLA is underrated somehow... despite being UCLA...
- Pac 10 Quarters - Washington St. vs. Washington - 11:30 FSN - If you're up late night... this is an awesome matchup... rivals squaring off
- Lakers @ Heat - 7:00 TNT - Obviously a huge game here... the 2 most-hyped teams in the L this year, and Miami really needs this one... alas, I don't think they get it...
- Knicks @ Mavs - 9:30 TNT - Dallas is scorching hot, but kind of laid an egg on Wednesday in New Orleans.... both teams on back-to-back though...
Enjoy... the madness is brewing...
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